Shloka 736
Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā
Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties
बहिरात्मान इत्येते दीना: कृषणजीविन: । लोभ
bahirātmāna ity ete dīnāḥ kṛpaṇajīvinaḥ | lobhaḥ, lobhapūrvakaṃ kriyamāṇaṃ karma ca tatkarmotthāni ca sarvāṇi phalāni samabhāvena vastuto na kiṃcid eva | śarīrasya bāhyāṅgāni raktamāṃsasaṅghātādayaḥ parasparāśrayabhūtāḥ | tasmād ete dīnāḥ kṛpaṇāś ca matāḥ ||
风神婆由说道：“把外在之身当作自我者，实为可怜，过着吝啬之生。贪欲、由贪欲驱使而作之业，以及由此业所生的一切果报——若以平等之见观之——实则皆空无所有。身体之外肢，不过是血肉之聚合，彼此相依而立。故此等人被视为卑劣困顿、心量狭小。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not mistake the outer body for the Self. Greed-driven action and its rewards are ultimately empty; cultivate equal vision and detach from bodily identification.
Vāyu-deva delivers an instruction that critiques bodily self-identification and condemns greed, framing the body as a perishable aggregate and urging equanimity toward actions and their fruits.